James Fitzroy McCarthy (1853–1919) was an Irish
surveyor
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. These points are usually on the ...
and
cartographer
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who played a prominent role in the delimitation of the borders of
Thailand
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(then known as Siam) in the late nineteenth century, helping transform the country into a modern nation-state. He served as the first Director-General of the
Royal Thai Survey Department, which was established in 1885.
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Irish surveyors
British surveyors
British cartographers
Expatriates in the Rattanakosin Kingdom
British expatriates in Thailand
1853 births
1919 deaths
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